ku

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1. section (i.e. of text); sentence; passage; paragraph

かれはその 文字 もじどおりの意味 いみ説明 せつめいした。
karewa sono kuno mojidōrino imio setsumē shita.
He explained the literal meaning of the phrase.
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2. phrase

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この では前置 ぜんち 省略 しょうりゃくできる。
kono kudewa zenchishio shōryaku dekiru.
You can omit the preposition in this phrase.
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3. verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry)

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4. haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.

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5. maxim; saying; idiom; expression

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6. clause (e.g. in a database query language)

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